| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adj] [prep] the | 793 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] [prep] the | 748 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [prep] the | 686 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the | 305 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [adj] [prep] the | 296 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] of the | 245 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] by the | 211 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] make [adj] [prep] the | 190 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] made [adj] [prep] the | 184 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] in the | 160 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [num] [prep] the | 138 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] to the | 135 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [det] [prep] the | 106 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] one [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] one [prep] the | 102 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [prep] the | 96 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] become [adj] [prep] the | 67 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] dead [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] dead [prep] the | 64 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] on the | 58 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [num ord] [prep] the | 58 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] at the | 57 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] for the | 57 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] becoming [adj] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] find [adj] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] found [adj] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] [prep] the | 39 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] keep [adj] [prep] the | 36 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] with the | 33 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [verb] some [prep] the | 32 |
|
